Garment support



NOV. 18, 1924- J. KORNAS GARMENT SUPPORT Filed Dec. 8, 1922 V IN VE/V TOR Jase 1h- Ko/v m5 QLLMQM A T TOR/VEY Patented Nov. 18, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH xomxms, or LINDEN, New JERSEY. I

GARMENT SUPPORT.

Application filed December 8, 1922. Serial No. 605,572.

To all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrr'r KORNAS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Linden, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Supports, of'which the following is a specification.

The invention relates in'general to a garment support or coat hanger of a hollow type constructed to contain moth balls, or other material destructive to vermin, and the invention specifically relates to an improved form of such devices formed of metal stampthe underslde of the holder.

ings.

provide a simple form of garment support of the type outlined, which can be manuingly the invention features a construction which can be made from a few simple sheet metal stampings so as to eliminate any necessityfor machine work or for using skllled labor in assembling the stampings into the complete article.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure which will possess the mu I as tual reinforcing qualities inherent in a tubular member which is designed so that its component parts may be readily formed on a pressing machine, and at the same timeto provide a structure which can be readily and uickly opened along its entire length for t e purpose of cleaning or refilling the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure which even though it be made of thin sheet metal will have all free edges protected so as not to tear the supported garment and at the same time to so dispose the metal that no part is especially provided for protective pur oses.

Various other objects an advantages of I the invention will be in part obvious from an inspection of'the accompanying drawings and in art will be more-fully set-forth in the ollowing particular description of one form of mechanism embodying my in vention, and the invention also consists in certain new and novel features of constructionv and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fi ure 1 is a view largely in elevation of a preferred embodiment of the invention with parts broken away vertically and along Theprimary object of the invention is to the radial longitudinal plane to show in-' ternal construction;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the hue 22 of Figure 1, looking in the directionindicated by the arrows;

Figures 3 and 4 are fragmentary viewsshowing vertical sectional ends of the support shown in Figure'l, with the bottom cover element disposed in partially open position; Figure 3 being a view of the left hand end and Fi re 4 being a corresponding view of the rig t hand end;

and

Flgure 5 1s a plan view of a portion of Fi re 6 is a detail view of a separate openmg with its closure.

In the following description and in the claims, parts will be identified by specific names for convenience of expression but they are intended be as generic in their apto similar parts as the art will plication permit.

The garment sup ort is of a convention bow-shape with shou der supporting parts '10 and 11 on opposite sides of a centrally disposed supporting hook 12. The support is formed solel of two sheet metal stampings co-acting to orm a tubular hollow member of a size and design to accommodate moth balls 13 or other material destructive to vermin. The main or upperpressing 14 is inverted U-shape in cross-section, as shown in Figure 2, forming a curved top or crotch portion 15, oppositely disposed walls 16 and 1? with the lower free e ges. thereof inturned back upon themselves to form rounded bottom guiding flanges 18 and 19.

Referring to the ends of the showing in the drawing, the top or crotch portion 15 is bent downwardly at opposite ends and curved back upon itselfto close the ends of the support and to provide rounded ends 20 which are free of any sharp edges which might otherwise tend to tear the supported views at opposite garment especially when the end is thrust ing support for a brace or pants support necessaryto slide the bottom cover member on the guidew-ays provided by the inturned j at v to open through t e opening 28; When filled the s end 26 oi? the strip 21 (see Fig. 3) is designed to engage the adjacent inner doturned side. This downturned end provides a support 24 for the other end'of the brace 5. a

Either or both of the pressings are provided with ventilating openings 27 for permitting the fumes from the moth or camphor balls to pass from the holder. It is suggested in case it is desired to avoid the expense of pressing the ends into closed position, the tubular member formed of these two pressings be cut off square at opposite ends and a plug insertedto close the ends and thus retain the moth balls in place.

provided in the pressing 21 to permit the insertion of the moth balls in case the parts are permanently secured in lace. The 0 ening may be closed by a sliding cover 7 p ate 29 actuated by a finger piece 30 movg on slot 31 formed in the cover strip 21.

n operation it will be understood that the blanks for the ressings will be cut to suitable size; punc ed to provide the ventilating holes; and then pressed so as to give the parts the shape disclosed in the drawings.

in assembling the parts it will simply be flanges of the upper pressing. If the pants sup ort is desired it may be inserted at opposits ends in the downturned ends of the support and will then be in the completed,

form shown in Figure 1.

Should it be desired to charge or replenish the holder with a fresh supply of moth-balls, it is merely necessary either to slide the bottom member into its partially opened position such as suggeste the other from the opening shown at the right, Figure 4, or (the slide 29 ma be moved osition and the he s inserted slide 21 or 29 is moved back into closed posi- 'tion and the device is ready for active use.

Should it be desiredto clean the interior of the'holder the support can be inverted, the

cover strip can be entirel withdrawn thus exposing the interior of e upper pressing as an open to U-shaped member into which a brush or 0t or cleaning tool may be readily inserted. s

By means of a device of the character disclosed it is possible to provide an extremely chea and at the same we sanitary form of coat anger. Due to the reinforcing feature provided by the flanges 18 and 19 along the compression zone of the holder, the construction can be formed from extremel thin gauge metal and-in this way there 1s "50- .u d d an extremely light structure w ch inFigures 3 and 4., and the moth balls can be inserted one after asi e does not need the bracing chord usually found in similar constructions.

While I have shown and described, and

adapted to contain a material destructive to l vermin and provided with ventilation holes, if desired a separate opening 28 may be edge inturned to form rounded gui ing flanges and a sliding bottom cover member fitted between the sides of the U-member and havin down turned longitudinal edge positione on and guided by said flanges in the sliding movement of the bottom member from a position closing the support.

2. A tubular garment support comprising a single sheet metal member bent to form having upstanding sides and a top bent at one end laterally to form a closure at that end for the support, and a secondsingle sheet metal member having rounded edges fitted between the sides of the first named .member to complete the tubular support and adapted to engage the closure.

3. A tubular bow shaped garment support comprising two sheet meta stampings coacting to form a hollow tube and com rising a main member open on one si e, a closure for said side movable into an open position across one outer end of the main member.

4. A tubular, bow-she ed garment support com rising a single s eet metal member bent to orm a tubular member open along one side from end to end, and a second fiexl- .ble sheet metal strip'adapt'ed to be bent into a bow strip constituting a closure for said opening and slidable therefrom off one end.

5. A garment support including an upper sheet metal pressin of inverted U shap in cross-section and with the upper crotch 'portron of the ressing at one end down-turned and curved ack upon itself to close that end of the U-member and to .provide a rounded 11 itself to'close that end oi the U-mem er and to provi a tee rounded end to the support at that end and to provide a depending brace support, a removable bottom strip for closing the opening between the sides of the U-pressing, and thus form a hollow tube, said strip having one and downturned and curved back upon itself to form a depending brace support at the opposite end of the sup rt and i brace sup rted at opposite ends y said depending race su rte.

' igned at ew York ci in the county of New York and State of ew York this 3rd day of December A. D. 1922.

- JOSEPH KORNASe 

